Honoring LPD Officer Fred Cromwell

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Law enforcement officers from several departments posed for a group photo following the ceremony to honor Officer Fred Cromwell of the Linton Police Department.
(By Heather Graves, How Charming Photography)

Brought by the family, the gun involved in the shooting of Officer Cromwell 100 years ago was on display during the ceremony.
(By Anna Rochelle, GCDW)

Officers from different departments greet each other as they arrive to fill Linton City Hall Friday afternoon.
(By Anna Rochelle, GCDW)

Officers from around the county starting to gather in Linton City Hall Friday for a ceremony to honor Officer Fred Cromwell.
(By Chelsey Bough, GCDW)

Some of the first officers to arrive in Linton City Hall Friday afternoon for the ceremony to honor Fred Cromwell.
(By Anna Rochelle, GCDW)

LPD Officer Paul Clark shares copies of his research into old newspaper stories about Officer Cromwell with a family member.
(By Anna Rochelle, GCDW)

From the family scrapbook, a copy of an old newspaper article about the burglary and shooting.
(By Anna Rochelle, GCDW)

The family of Officer Fred Cromwell gathered for a family photo before the ceremony to honor the fallen officer.
(By Anna Rochelle, GCDW)

A family member takes pictures of the rest of the family group gathered for the ceremony to honor fallen officer Fred Cromwell.
(By Anna Rochelle, GCDW)

Kay Sullivan, Mayor John Wilkes and Sue McDonald watch as the family of Officer Fred Cromwell gathers for a picture before the ceremony to honor the fallen officer. Sullivan and McDonald provided punch, coffee and cookies during the reception.
(By Chelsey Bough, GCDW)

Chief Troy Jerrell and Detective Duane Collenbaugh, both of the Linton Police Department, stood during the ceremony in Linton City Hall on Friday afternoon.
(By Anna Rochelle, GCDW)

Linton Mayor John Wilkes, holding the official Proclamation, and LPD Officer Paul Clark, holding the gun used in the shooting of the fallen officer, pose for pictures after the ceremony.
(By Grant Karazsia, GCDW)

Posing for pictures on a special day: Linton Mayor John Wilkes holding the Proclamation declaring February 7, 2015 as "Fred Cromwell Day" in Linton, and Linton Police Officer Paul Clark holding the gun used by a burglar to shoot the fallen officer 100 years ago.
(By Heather Graves, How Charming Photography)

The official Proclamation issued by Mayor John Wilkes declaring Saturday, February 7, 2015 as Fred Cromwell Day in Linton. The original Proclamation was presented to the family of Fred Cromwell.
(By Anna Rochelle, GCDW)

An old photograph, from the wallet of a family member, of the son of Officer Fred Cromwell. The son is Fred Freeman Cromwell who is the father of Officer Cromwell's three granddaughters who attended the ceremony. According to the family, Fred Freeman Cromwell was the first baby born in the old Freeman Greene County General Hospital.
(By Anna Rochelle, GCDW)

The only three grandchildren of Officer Fred Cromwell posed for a photo with the Proclamation. L-R, Becky Yung, Darleen Prow and Susan Moloy are the daughters of Fred Freeman Cromwell who was the son of Officer Fred Cromwell.
(By Heather Graves, How Charming Photography)

One family member, sitting, brought a smile to the ceremony when she asked the Linton Police Department for assistance with one more thing: She wants to place flowers on the grave of Officer Fred Cromwell, but the family has not been able to locate the gravesite. Officer Cromwell is believed to have been laid to rest in the Cory, Indiana area.
(By Anna Rochelle, GCDW)